1. Multidisciplinary Investigations on the Byzantine Oratory of the Catacombs of Saint Lucia in Syracuse
- Author
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Mariarita Sgarlata, Carmelo Scandurra, Mariateresa Galizia, Antonino Cosentino, Samantha Stout, and Cettina Santagati
- Subjects
Laser Scanning ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Multidisciplinary study ,Art history ,3d model ,01 natural sciences ,Multidisciplinary approach ,0103 physical sciences ,BR Christianity ,Digital Cultural Heritage ,worship places ,DG Italy ,Saint Lucia ,media_common ,D111 Medieval History ,NK Decorative arts Applied arts Decoration and ornament ,010304 chemical physics ,Technical Photography ,010401 analytical chemistry ,Catacombs, Laser Scanning, Digital Cultural Heritage, worship places, portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy, Technical Photography ,Q Science (General) ,Art ,CC Archaeology ,Catacombs ,Archaeology ,0104 chemical sciences ,Palimpsest ,Fresco ,portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy ,Byzantine architecture - Abstract
This paper presents the outcomes of a multidisciplinary study conducted on the fresco palimpsest of the byzantine oratory (region C) of the Catacombs of Saint Lucia in Syracuse. The 3D model was integrated with data from investigations made with portable X-ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy (pXRF), and Technical Photography (TP), in order to obtain a unified representation of the knowledge acquired. The different layers of the frescoes present in the palimpsest could then be individually identified and characterized using the data extracted from the model. The arcosolium examined here is an illustrative case study characterized by clear artistic and archaeological stratifications.
- Published
- 2016